WO2009010878A2 - Method of flavor encapsulation of oral pouch products through the use of a drum coater - Google Patents
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- a method of coating flavorants on oral pouch products is provided.
- a drum coater containing oral pouch products is rotated.
- a flavoring solution is sprayed to coat the oral pouch products while the oral pouch products are tumbling in the rotating drum coater.
- the spraying is performed with one or more spray nozzles at a nozzle pressure between about 20 kPa and about 210 kPa (about 3 psi and about 30 psi) to atomize the flavoring solution into droplets.
- the flavoring solution contains water, a flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent.
- Suitable encapsulating agents include, but are not limited to, gum arabic, modified food starch and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable adhesive agents include, but are not limited to, sodium alginate, carrageenan, hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof.
- the flavorant is oil-based
- the flavoring solution includes an emulsifying agent
- the flavoring solution is mixed by applying high-shear agitation and homogenization before spraying the flavoring solution.
- the flavorants may include, without limitation, savory, sweet, vegetable, dairy, spice, wine and distilled beverages or combinations thereof.
- the method may further comprise: flowing heated air through the drum coater at a temperature sufficient to remove water from the droplets to form encapsulated flavorant particles before the droplets contact the oral pouch products, the encapsulation agent forming an encapsulation layer which envelopes the flavorant; and the adhesive agent forming an adhesive layer on the encapsulation layer and promotes adhesion of the droplets to the oral pouch products.
- removing the water from the droplets comprises flowing heated air from about 80°C to about 95°C through the rotating drum with an air flow rate from about 0.57 cubic meters per minute to about 1.7 cubic meters per minute (about 20 cubic feet per minute to about 60 cubic feet per minute).
- the spraying is terminated when an add-on weight to the oral pouch products is between about 2% and about 200%.
- FIG. 1 is an illustration of an oral pouch product
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the oral pouch product of FIG. 1
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a drum coater
- FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a spray nozzle spraying droplets of flavoring solution.
- an oral pouch product 10 shown in FIG. 1 , can include a filling which provides an engaging, flavorful, aromatic, energizing, and/or soothing experience by delivering ingredients to a user in a consumable unit.
- the oral pouch product 10 can be sucked, chewed and/or orally manipulated when placed in a user's mouth to release flavorants contained therein.
- the oral pouch product 10 includes a porous pouch wrapper
- the oral pouch product 10 includes an inner filling material 12 contained in a porous pouch wrapper 14 that has a seam 16 along an edge of the porous pouch wrapper 14.
- the inner filling material 12 may include botanical fibers, powders, extracts, capsules, microcapsules, beads, granules, liquids, semi-liquids, gels, and other food grade materials.
- the inner filling material 12 can form a matrix that is held together as a pliable mass by a binder.
- the inner filling material 12 is a tobacco containing or tobacco-free filling which includes sweeteners, flavorants, coloring agents, functional ingredients, and the like.
- the inner filling material 12 can be loose or solid.
- Functional ingredient describes any ingredient that provides a sensory, nutritional, physiological, pharmacological or other effect to the user.
- Functional ingredients include, but are not limited to: chemesthesis agents, such as mint, menthol, cinnamon, pepper, jambu and the like; antioxidants, such as glutathione, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, flavonoids, carotenoids, and the like; vitamins, such as vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and the like; soothing agents, such as theanine, chamomile, lavender, jasmine, and the like: energizing agents, such as caffeine, taurine, guarana, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and the like; effervescents, such as baking soda, citric acid, and the like; and combinations thereof.
- chemesthesis agents such as mint, menthol, cinnamon, pepper, jambu and the like
- antioxidants such as glutathione, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, flavonoids, carotenoids, and the like
- vitamins such as vitamin B
- the binder is a food grade adhesive, gum or other binder. Suitable binders include, without limitation, sodium alginate, sugar, agar, guar gum, and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the binder is added in an effective amount such as about 10% to about 60% by weight of the oral pouch product 10. In a preferred embodiment, capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads of various sizes can be included in the oral pouch product 10. Also preferably, about 2 to about 40 capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads are included in the oral pouch product 10, depending on the size of the final product and the size of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads.
- the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads range in size from about 0.1 mm to about 8 mm depending on the ingredients contained therein.
- the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads have shells of varying thickness. Varying the thickness of the shells of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads included in the oral pouch product 10 allows for the ingredients contained in the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads to be released at varying rates so as to prolong the flavor and/or functional experience.
- the shells range in thickness from about 0.1 mm to about 7 mm, depending on the size of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads and the preferred dissolution rate.
- the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads having the thinnest shells dissolve first to release the enclosed flavors and functional ingredients.
- Capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads having thicker shells dissolve at a slower rate to provide continued flavor and functional ingredients.
- the ingredients of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads are released by mastication, sucking, moisture, pH change, and the like.
- Each of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads included in the oral pouch product 10 may have the same or a different release mechanism to aid in varying the release rate of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads.
- the inner filling material 12 can include functional ingredients such as, without limitation, chemesthesis agents, antioxidants, vitamins, soothing agents, energizing agents and the like.
- the soothing agents include, without limitation, chamomile, lavender, jasmine, and the like.
- the energizing ingredients or vitamins include, without limitation, caffeine, taurine, guarana, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and the like.
- Suitable chemesthesis ingredients provide, without limitation, hot, spicy, or cooling flavors such as mint, menthol, cinnamon, pepper, and the like.
- the porous pouch wrapper 14 includes flavorants.
- the flavorants can be added in the form of a pouch liner or coating.
- Suitable flavorants include berry flavors such as, without limitation, pomegranate, acai, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, and/or cranberry.
- suitable flavors include, without limitation, any natural or synthetic flavor or aroma, such as menthol, peppermint, spearmint, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, cognac, hydrangea, lavender, chocolate, licorice, citrus and other fruit flavors, such as apple, peach, pear, cherry, plum, orange and grapefruit, gamma octalactone, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, breath freshener flavors, spice flavors such as cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, sage, anise, and fennel, methyl salicylate, linalool, jasmine, coffee, bergamot oil, geranium oil, lemon oil, and ginger oil.
- the inner filling material 12 can also include non-tobacco botanical components such as tea and tea extracts, coffee, coffee extracts, vegetables, vegetable extracts, and/or herbs and herb extracts.
- the inner filling material 12 can include a powdered component to provide an additional layer of texture and/or flavor.
- the powdered component is selected from, without limitation, dry sour cream, powdered sugar, powdered cocoa, powdered spices, and/or powdered herbs and other botanicals such as tea and/or tea extracts.
- the inner filling material 12 can include a viscous substance.
- the viscous substance is selected from substances such as honey, molasses, syrups, and the like.
- preferred sweeteners include, without limitation, water soluble sweeteners such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides such as xylose, ribose, sucrose, maltose, fructose, glucose, and mannose.
- sugar alcohols such as sucralose can be included.
- the inner filling material 12 completely fills the interior of the porous pouch wrapper 14. In another embodiment, the inner filling material 12 partially fills the interior of the porous pouch wrapper 14.
- the oral pouch product 10 is sized and configured to fit comfortably in a user's mouth. Preferably, the oral pouch product 10 delivers a flavor and/or functional ingredients to the user for a period of about one minute to about 1 hour. Preferably, the pouch is discarded after a single use.
- the oral pouch product 10 has maximum dimensions of about 0.25 cm to about 5 cm (about 0.1 inch to about 2.0 inches). In an embodiment, the oral pouch product 10 weighs between about 0.2 grams and 5.0 grams. The weight is predominately based on the weight of the enclosed inner filling material 12.
- Preferred pouch shapes include, without limitation, a half moon, D-shape, sphere, rectangle, square, oval, pouch-shape, crescent, rod-shape, oblong, cylindrical, tea leaf, tear drop, or hourglass shapes.
- the pouch-shape is similar to a ravioli or pillow shape. Other shapes may be utilized so long as the shapes are comfortable and fit discreetly in a user's mouth.
- the shape of the pouch is indicative of the flavor.
- the pouch may be shaped as fruits, vegetables, or other objects. For instance, the pouch could be in the shape of a banana to indicate a banana flavor.
- the porous pouch wrapper 14 of the oral pouch product 10 is made of a porous material including a flavored or non-flavored dissolvable coating.
- the coating can provide an initial flavor burst upon placement of the pouch in an oral cavity.
- the porous material allows the flavors and functional ingredients contained in the inner filling material 12 to diffuse out of the porous pouch wrapper 14 and into the user's mouth.
- Preferred porous materials include, but are not limited to, films, gelatin, food casings, carrageenan, biopolymers, fabric and/or paper such as filter paper, papers used to construct tea bags, coffee filters, and the like.
- the porous pouch wrapper 14 is of the type suitable for contact with food, such as materials used for packaging and/or handling foods.
- Flavorants applied to the surface of porous pouch wrapper 14 can oxidize or evaporate after application to the porous pouch wrapper 14, if not adequately protected.
- encapsulants such as gum arabic or modified food starch, either individually or in combination.
- These encapsulating agents can be dissolved in water at concentrations up to about 55 weight % with low apparent viscosity. This allows high flavor loading of the carrier and ultimately high flavor loading of the pouches.
- the high solids content of the flavor solution permits faster drying, as less water needs to be evaporated and pouches can be coated without wetting of the pouches.
- the encapsulation produces a shelf- stable flavor that can be instantly released when consumed.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate an embodiment for coating oral pouch products 10 with an encapsulated flavorant with drum coater 100.
- drum coater 100 is a Laboratory Development Coating System (LDCS) with a 1.3 liter capacity, manufactured by VECTOR Corporation, located in Marion, Iowa.
- Oral pouch products 10 can be placed in a rotating drum 102 (direction of rotation is indicated by the arrows).
- LDCS Laboratory Development Coating System
- Oral pouch products 10 can be placed in a rotating drum 102 (direction of rotation is indicated by the arrows).
- a small scale demonstration between about 100 grams and about 200 grams of oral pouch products 10 can be placed in rotating drum 102.
- heated air can flow through rotating drum 102 from inlet 104 to exhaust 106 (the direction of air flow is indicated by arrows).
- Spray nozzle 108 is located in the interior of the rotating drum 102 and atomizes flavoring solution into droplets 110A to coat oral pouch products 10 while they are tumbling in rotating drum 102. In another embodiment, multiple spray nozzles can be used to coat the oral pouch products 10.
- the flow rate of the flavoring solution is controlled by any suitable pumping arrangement such as a peristaltic pump which delivers the flavoring solution to spray nozzle 108. Examples of other pumping arrangements include bellows, centrifugal, diaphragm, drum, flexible liner, flexible impeller, gear or piston pumps.
- a preferred flavorant solution contains water, at least one flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent.
- water is removed from droplets 110A, transforming the droplets into encapsulated flavorant particles 110B, which adhere to oral pouch products 10 and form a uniform coating thereon.
- the flavoring solution is preferably applied such that it does not wet oral pouch products 10 during coating.
- the solids content of the flavoring solution can be up to 60 weight percent, which makes drying faster and easier to control due to less water to evaporate.
- the flavoring solution can optionally contain an emulsifying agent if the flavorant is oil- based, to prevent separation of the flavoring solution into a water phase and an oil phase.
- the flavoring solution can be mixed under high-shear agitation and subjected to homogenization before spraying.
- Flavorants can be divided into several categories, including savory, sweet, vegetable, dairy, spice, or wine and distilled beverages.
- savory flavorants can include beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, seafood, ham, meat broth, nut, macadamia, peanut, pecan, pine, walnut, pistachio, almond or chestnut.
- sweet flavorants can include strawberry, raspberry, cranberry, banana, peach, mango, passion fruit, green tea, red tea, black tea, apple, grape, caramel, watermelon, chocolate or coffee.
- Examples of vegetable flavorants can include celery, lettuce, broccoli, tomato, green pepper, cucumber, carrot, radish, horseradish, wasabi, beet, leek, shallot, onion or garlic.
- dairy flavorants include butter, cheese, sweet cream, sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, vanilla or ice cream.
- spice flavorants can include clove, oregano, lemon, lime, jasmine, garlic, ginger, eucalyptus, geranium, dill, cumin, cardamom, cassia, coriander, rose, rosemary, basil, star anise, sweet fennel, sweet marjoram, thyme, violet leaf, spearmint or peppermint.
- Examples of wine and distilled beverage flavoring agents red wine, white wine, whisky, brandy, cognac, rum or gin.
- encapsulation agents include modified food starch (e.g., National Starch and Chemical HI-CAP 100) or gum arabic, used individually or in combination. Modified food starch and gum arabic can be added to water in concentrations up to 55 weight percent while retaining a relatively low viscosity at room temperature (24°C (75 0 F)) of between about 100 centipoise and about 1 ,200 centipoise, as measured on a BROOKFIELD DV-II digital viscometer (Spindle 4, 100 RPM).
- modified food starch e.g., National Starch and Chemical HI-CAP 100
- gum arabic used individually or in combination. Modified food starch and gum arabic can be added to water in concentrations up to 55 weight percent while retaining a relatively low viscosity at room temperature (24°C (75 0 F)) of between about 100 centipoise and about 1 ,200 centipoise, as measured on a BROOKFIELD DV
- adhesive agents examples include sodium alginate (e.g., PROTANAL ® GP 2650), carrageenan or hydrocolloids, used individually or in combination.
- An example of an emulsifier includes diacetyl tartrate ester of monoglyceride or DATEM (e.g., DANISCO PANODAN ® 150K).
- FIG. 3B an enlarged view of region B in FIG. 3A, illustrates the transition in structure from droplets 110A to encapsulated flavorant particles 110B as water is removed.
- Droplet 110A contains a flavoring solution including water, a flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent in the solution as it exits spray nozzle 108.
- rotating drum 102 can be rotated at a speed of between about 20 and about 40 revolutions per minute (RPM).
- RPM revolutions per minute
- Heated air can flow through rotating drum 102 from inlet 104 to exhaust 106 (the direction of air flow is indicated by arrows).
- the air flow rate can range from about per minute to about 0.57 cubic meters per minute to about 1.7 cubic meters per minute (about 20 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to about 60 CFM).
- the air flow rate is about 1.1 cubic meters per minute (about 40 CFM).
- the temperature of the heated air flowing from inlet 104 into rotating drum 102 can range from about 80 0 C to about 95°C.
- the temperature of the heated air can be about 90°C.
- the temperature of the heated air flowing from rotating drum 102 into exhaust 106 can range from about 50 0 C to about 60°C.
- the nozzle pressure of spray nozzle 108 can range from about 20 kPa to about 210 kPa (about 3 psi to about 30 psi).
- the nozzle pressure can be about 180 kPa (about 26 psi).
- the peristaltic pump delivering flavoring solution to the spray nozzle 108 can be operated at a speed ranging from about 20 RPM to about 25 RPM.
- the amount of encapsulated flavorant particles 110B coated on oral pouch product 10, as a percentage of add-on weight, can range from about 2 percent to about 200 percent of the uncoated pouch weight (e.g., 2-10%, 10-20%, 20-30%, 30-40%, 40-50%, 50-60%, 60-70%, 70- 80%, 80-90%, 90-100%, 100-110%, 110-120%, 120-130%, 130-140%, 140-150%, 150-160%, 160-170%, 170-180%, 180-190%, 190-200%).
- the add-on weight can be about 5 percent to about 80 percent, depending on losses during the coating operation.
- the process of coating encapsulated flavorant particles 110B on oral pouch products 10 can be repeated multiple times on the same oral pouch products 10 with multiple flavors (e.g., passion fruit and mango).
- oral pouch products 10 are coated by spraying a first flavoring solution (e.g., passion fruit) through spray nozzle 108 in drum coater 100, as described above.
- a second flavoring solution e.g., mango
- a 1 ,000 gram peppermint flavoring solution was prepared using ingredients, listed in TABLE 1. To prevent agglomeration, the ingredients were mixed under high-shear agitation and homogenized.
- Sucrose, sucralose, citric acid and sodium alginate were mixed thoroughly to form a pre- mixture.
- This pre-mixture was slowly added to heated water (6O 0 C (140 0 F)) under high-shear agitation using a high-shear mixture operated at 3,000 RPM.
- heated water (6O 0 C (140 0 F)
- modified food starch and gum arabic were slowly added to the heated solution, which remained agitated under high shear.
- the temperature of the solution was increased to 82 0 C (180°F).
- DATEM and peppermint oil were blended before addition to the heated water (82°C (180 0 F)) under high- shear agitation.
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Abstract
A method of coating flavorants on oral pouch products (10) is provided. A drum coater (100) containing oral pouch products (10) is rotated. A flavoring solution (110A) is sprayed to coat the oral pouch products (10) while the oral pouch products (10) are tumbling in the rotating drum (102).
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METHOD OF FLAVOR ENCAPSULATION THROUGH THE USE OF A DRUM COATER
SUMMARY
A method of coating flavorants on oral pouch products is provided. A drum coater containing oral pouch products is rotated. A flavoring solution is sprayed to coat the oral pouch products while the oral pouch products are tumbling in the rotating drum coater.
In an embodiment, the spraying is performed with one or more spray nozzles at a nozzle pressure between about 20 kPa and about 210 kPa (about 3 psi and about 30 psi) to atomize the flavoring solution into droplets. In an embodiment, the flavoring solution contains water, a flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent. Suitable encapsulating agents include, but are not limited to, gum arabic, modified food starch and mixtures thereof. . Suitable adhesive agents include, but are not limited to, sodium alginate, carrageenan, hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof. In an embodiment, the flavorant is oil-based, the flavoring solution includes an emulsifying agent, and the flavoring solution is mixed by applying high-shear agitation and homogenization before spraying the flavoring solution.
The flavorants may include, without limitation, savory, sweet, vegetable, dairy, spice, wine and distilled beverages or combinations thereof.
The method may further comprise: flowing heated air through the drum coater at a temperature sufficient to remove water from the droplets to form encapsulated flavorant particles before the droplets contact the oral pouch products, the encapsulation agent forming an encapsulation layer which envelopes the flavorant; and the adhesive agent forming an adhesive layer on the encapsulation layer and promotes adhesion of the droplets to the oral pouch products. In an embodiment, removing the water from the droplets comprises flowing heated air from about 80°C to about 95°C through the rotating drum with an air flow rate from about 0.57 cubic meters per minute to about 1.7 cubic meters per minute (about 20 cubic feet per minute to about 60 cubic feet per minute).
In an embodiment, the spraying is terminated when an add-on weight to the oral pouch products is between about 2% and about 200%.
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FIG. 1 is an illustration of an oral pouch product; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the oral pouch product of FIG. 1 ; FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a drum coater; and
FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a spray nozzle spraying droplets of flavoring solution.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION As described herein, an oral pouch product 10, shown in FIG. 1 , can include a filling which provides an engaging, flavorful, aromatic, energizing, and/or soothing experience by delivering ingredients to a user in a consumable unit. Preferably, the oral pouch product 10 can be sucked, chewed and/or orally manipulated when placed in a user's mouth to release flavorants contained therein. In a preferred embodiment, the oral pouch product 10 includes a porous pouch wrapper
14 enclosing an inner filling material 12 (shown in FIG. 2), and sized to fit comfortably in the mouth. At least one seam 16 closes an opening of the pouch, which contains inner filling material 12 within the porous pouch wrapper 14.
As best seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the oral pouch product 10 includes an inner filling material 12 contained in a porous pouch wrapper 14 that has a seam 16 along an edge of the porous pouch wrapper 14.
In a preferred embodiment, the inner filling material 12 may include botanical fibers, powders, extracts, capsules, microcapsules, beads, granules, liquids, semi-liquids, gels, and other food grade materials. The inner filling material 12 can form a matrix that is held together as a pliable mass by a binder. Preferably, the inner filling material 12 is a tobacco containing or tobacco-free filling which includes sweeteners, flavorants, coloring agents, functional ingredients, and the like. The inner filling material 12 can be loose or solid.
As used herein, the term "functional ingredient" describes any ingredient that provides a sensory, nutritional, physiological, pharmacological or other effect to the user. Functional ingredients include, but are not limited to: chemesthesis agents, such as mint, menthol, cinnamon, pepper, jambu and the like; antioxidants, such as glutathione, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, flavonoids, carotenoids, and the like; vitamins, such as vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and the like; soothing agents, such as theanine, chamomile, lavender, jasmine, and the like: energizing agents, such as caffeine, taurine, guarana, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and the like; effervescents, such as baking soda, citric acid, and the like; and combinations thereof.
In a preferred embodiment, the binder is a food grade adhesive, gum or other binder. Suitable binders include, without limitation, sodium alginate, sugar, agar, guar gum, and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the binder is added in an effective amount such as about 10% to about 60% by weight of the oral pouch product 10. In a preferred embodiment, capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads of various sizes can be included in the oral pouch product 10. Also preferably, about 2 to about 40 capsules,
microcapsules, and/or beads are included in the oral pouch product 10, depending on the size of the final product and the size of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads. Preferably, the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads range in size from about 0.1 mm to about 8 mm depending on the ingredients contained therein. In an embodiment, the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads have shells of varying thickness. Varying the thickness of the shells of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads included in the oral pouch product 10 allows for the ingredients contained in the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads to be released at varying rates so as to prolong the flavor and/or functional experience. Preferably, the shells range in thickness from about 0.1 mm to about 7 mm, depending on the size of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads and the preferred dissolution rate. Preferably, the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads having the thinnest shells dissolve first to release the enclosed flavors and functional ingredients. Capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads having thicker shells dissolve at a slower rate to provide continued flavor and functional ingredients. In a preferred embodiment, the ingredients of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads are released by mastication, sucking, moisture, pH change, and the like. Each of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads included in the oral pouch product 10 may have the same or a different release mechanism to aid in varying the release rate of the capsules, microcapsules, and/or beads. In a preferred embodiment, the inner filling material 12 can include functional ingredients such as, without limitation, chemesthesis agents, antioxidants, vitamins, soothing agents, energizing agents and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the soothing agents include, without limitation, chamomile, lavender, jasmine, and the like. Preferably, the energizing ingredients or vitamins include, without limitation, caffeine, taurine, guarana, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and the like. Suitable chemesthesis ingredients provide, without limitation, hot, spicy, or cooling flavors such as mint, menthol, cinnamon, pepper, and the like.
Preferably, the porous pouch wrapper 14 includes flavorants. The flavorants can be added in the form of a pouch liner or coating. Suitable flavorants include berry flavors such as, without limitation, pomegranate, acai, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, and/or cranberry. Other suitable flavors include, without limitation, any natural or synthetic flavor or aroma, such as menthol, peppermint, spearmint, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, cognac, hydrangea, lavender, chocolate, licorice, citrus and other fruit flavors, such as apple, peach, pear, cherry, plum, orange and grapefruit, gamma octalactone, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, breath freshener flavors, spice flavors such as cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, sage, anise, and fennel, methyl salicylate, linalool, jasmine, coffee, bergamot oil, geranium oil, lemon oil, and ginger oil.
In a preferred embodiment, the inner filling material 12 can also include non-tobacco botanical components such as tea and tea extracts, coffee, coffee extracts, vegetables, vegetable extracts, and/or herbs and herb extracts.
In a preferred embodiment, the inner filling material 12 can include a powdered component to provide an additional layer of texture and/or flavor. Preferably, the powdered component is selected from, without limitation, dry sour cream, powdered sugar, powdered cocoa, powdered spices, and/or powdered herbs and other botanicals such as tea and/or tea extracts.
In another embodiment, the inner filling material 12 can include a viscous substance. In a preferred embodiment, the viscous substance is selected from substances such as honey, molasses, syrups, and the like.
In an embodiment wherein the inner filling material 12 includes natural or artificial sweeteners, preferred sweeteners include, without limitation, water soluble sweeteners such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides such as xylose, ribose, sucrose, maltose, fructose, glucose, and mannose. In an embodiment, sugar alcohols such as sucralose can be included.
In a preferred embodiment, the inner filling material 12 completely fills the interior of the porous pouch wrapper 14. In another embodiment, the inner filling material 12 partially fills the interior of the porous pouch wrapper 14. Preferably, the oral pouch product 10 is sized and configured to fit comfortably in a user's mouth. Preferably, the oral pouch product 10 delivers a flavor and/or functional ingredients to the user for a period of about one minute to about 1 hour. Preferably, the pouch is discarded after a single use.
In an embodiment, the oral pouch product 10 has maximum dimensions of about 0.25 cm to about 5 cm (about 0.1 inch to about 2.0 inches). In an embodiment, the oral pouch product 10 weighs between about 0.2 grams and 5.0 grams. The weight is predominately based on the weight of the enclosed inner filling material 12.
Preferred pouch shapes include, without limitation, a half moon, D-shape, sphere, rectangle, square, oval, pouch-shape, crescent, rod-shape, oblong, cylindrical, tea leaf, tear drop, or hourglass shapes. In an embodiment, the pouch-shape is similar to a ravioli or pillow shape. Other shapes may be utilized so long as the shapes are comfortable and fit discreetly in a user's mouth. In an embodiment, the shape of the pouch is indicative of the flavor. Thus, the pouch may be shaped as fruits, vegetables, or other objects. For instance, the pouch could be in the shape of a banana to indicate a banana flavor. In a preferred embodiment, the porous pouch wrapper 14 of the oral pouch product 10 is made of a porous material including a flavored or non-flavored dissolvable coating. The coating
can provide an initial flavor burst upon placement of the pouch in an oral cavity. Preferably, the porous material allows the flavors and functional ingredients contained in the inner filling material 12 to diffuse out of the porous pouch wrapper 14 and into the user's mouth. Preferred porous materials include, but are not limited to, films, gelatin, food casings, carrageenan, biopolymers, fabric and/or paper such as filter paper, papers used to construct tea bags, coffee filters, and the like. Preferably, the porous pouch wrapper 14 is of the type suitable for contact with food, such as materials used for packaging and/or handling foods.
Flavorants applied to the surface of porous pouch wrapper 14 can oxidize or evaporate after application to the porous pouch wrapper 14, if not adequately protected. Described herein is a novel method of encapsulating flavorants with encapsulants such as gum arabic or modified food starch, either individually or in combination. These encapsulating agents can be dissolved in water at concentrations up to about 55 weight % with low apparent viscosity. This allows high flavor loading of the carrier and ultimately high flavor loading of the pouches. The high solids content of the flavor solution permits faster drying, as less water needs to be evaporated and pouches can be coated without wetting of the pouches. The encapsulation produces a shelf- stable flavor that can be instantly released when consumed.
FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate an embodiment for coating oral pouch products 10 with an encapsulated flavorant with drum coater 100. For example, drum coater 100 is a Laboratory Development Coating System (LDCS) with a 1.3 liter capacity, manufactured by VECTOR Corporation, located in Marion, Iowa. Oral pouch products 10 can be placed in a rotating drum 102 (direction of rotation is indicated by the arrows). For example, in a small scale demonstration, between about 100 grams and about 200 grams of oral pouch products 10 can be placed in rotating drum 102. During rotation of rotating drum 102, heated air can flow through rotating drum 102 from inlet 104 to exhaust 106 (the direction of air flow is indicated by arrows). Spray nozzle 108 is located in the interior of the rotating drum 102 and atomizes flavoring solution into droplets 110A to coat oral pouch products 10 while they are tumbling in rotating drum 102. In another embodiment, multiple spray nozzles can be used to coat the oral pouch products 10. The flow rate of the flavoring solution is controlled by any suitable pumping arrangement such as a peristaltic pump which delivers the flavoring solution to spray nozzle 108. Examples of other pumping arrangements include bellows, centrifugal, diaphragm, drum, flexible liner, flexible impeller, gear or piston pumps.
A preferred flavorant solution contains water, at least one flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent. Before contacting the oral pouch products 10, water is removed from droplets 110A, transforming the droplets into encapsulated flavorant particles 110B, which adhere to oral pouch products 10 and form a uniform coating thereon. The flavoring solution is preferably applied such that it does not wet oral pouch products 10 during coating. The solids
content of the flavoring solution can be up to 60 weight percent, which makes drying faster and easier to control due to less water to evaporate.
The flavoring solution can optionally contain an emulsifying agent if the flavorant is oil- based, to prevent separation of the flavoring solution into a water phase and an oil phase. To prevent agglomeration, the flavoring solution can be mixed under high-shear agitation and subjected to homogenization before spraying.
Flavorants can be divided into several categories, including savory, sweet, vegetable, dairy, spice, or wine and distilled beverages.
Examples of savory flavorants can include beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, seafood, ham, meat broth, nut, macadamia, peanut, pecan, pine, walnut, pistachio, almond or chestnut.
Examples of sweet flavorants can include strawberry, raspberry, cranberry, banana, peach, mango, passion fruit, green tea, red tea, black tea, apple, grape, caramel, watermelon, chocolate or coffee.
Examples of vegetable flavorants can include celery, lettuce, broccoli, tomato, green pepper, cucumber, carrot, radish, horseradish, wasabi, beet, leek, shallot, onion or garlic.
Examples of dairy flavorants include butter, cheese, sweet cream, sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, vanilla or ice cream.
Examples of spice flavorants can include clove, oregano, lemon, lime, jasmine, garlic, ginger, eucalyptus, geranium, dill, cumin, cardamom, cassia, coriander, rose, rosemary, basil, star anise, sweet fennel, sweet marjoram, thyme, violet leaf, spearmint or peppermint.
Examples of wine and distilled beverage flavoring agents, red wine, white wine, whisky, brandy, cognac, rum or gin.
Examples of encapsulation agents include modified food starch (e.g., National Starch and Chemical HI-CAP 100) or gum arabic, used individually or in combination. Modified food starch and gum arabic can be added to water in concentrations up to 55 weight percent while retaining a relatively low viscosity at room temperature (24°C (750F)) of between about 100 centipoise and about 1 ,200 centipoise, as measured on a BROOKFIELD DV-II digital viscometer (Spindle 4, 100 RPM).
Examples of adhesive agents include sodium alginate (e.g., PROTANAL® GP 2650), carrageenan or hydrocolloids, used individually or in combination.
An example of an emulsifier includes diacetyl tartrate ester of monoglyceride or DATEM (e.g., DANISCO PANODAN® 150K).
The processing parameters of drum coater 100 {i.e., rotation speed, air flow rate, air temperature, spray nozzle pressure) are adjusted such that substantially all of the water is removed from droplets 110A before they contact the pouches, i.e., the atomized solution forms encapsulated flavorant particles 110B before coating the oral pouch products 10. FIG. 3B, an
enlarged view of region B in FIG. 3A, illustrates the transition in structure from droplets 110A to encapsulated flavorant particles 110B as water is removed. Droplet 110A contains a flavoring solution including water, a flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent in the solution as it exits spray nozzle 108. However, when the water is removed from droplet 110A, its structure is altered to that of encapsulated flavorant particles 110B, in which the encapsulation agent forms an encapsulation layer 112 enveloping flavorant 114. An adhesive layer 116, formed from the adhesive agent, coats the encapsulation layer 112, promoting adhesion of encapsulated flavorant particles 110B to oral pouch products 10.
In an exemplary embodiment, rotating drum 102 can be rotated at a speed of between about 20 and about 40 revolutions per minute (RPM). For example, the speed can be about 30 RPM. Heated air can flow through rotating drum 102 from inlet 104 to exhaust 106 (the direction of air flow is indicated by arrows). The air flow rate can range from about per minute to about 0.57 cubic meters per minute to about 1.7 cubic meters per minute (about 20 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to about 60 CFM). For example, the air flow rate is about 1.1 cubic meters per minute (about 40 CFM). The temperature of the heated air flowing from inlet 104 into rotating drum 102 can range from about 800C to about 95°C. For example, the temperature of the heated air can be about 90°C. The temperature of the heated air flowing from rotating drum 102 into exhaust 106 can range from about 500C to about 60°C. The nozzle pressure of spray nozzle 108 can range from about 20 kPa to about 210 kPa (about 3 psi to about 30 psi). For example, the nozzle pressure can be about 180 kPa (about 26 psi). The peristaltic pump delivering flavoring solution to the spray nozzle 108 can be operated at a speed ranging from about 20 RPM to about 25 RPM.
The amount of encapsulated flavorant particles 110B coated on oral pouch product 10, as a percentage of add-on weight, can range from about 2 percent to about 200 percent of the uncoated pouch weight (e.g., 2-10%, 10-20%, 20-30%, 30-40%, 40-50%, 50-60%, 60-70%, 70- 80%, 80-90%, 90-100%, 100-110%, 110-120%, 120-130%, 130-140%, 140-150%, 150-160%, 160-170%, 170-180%, 180-190%, 190-200%). For example, the add-on weight can be about 5 percent to about 80 percent, depending on losses during the coating operation.
The process of coating encapsulated flavorant particles 110B on oral pouch products 10 can be repeated multiple times on the same oral pouch products 10 with multiple flavors (e.g., passion fruit and mango). For example, oral pouch products 10 are coated by spraying a first flavoring solution (e.g., passion fruit) through spray nozzle 108 in drum coater 100, as described above. Once completed, the same oral pouch products 10 remain in the drum coater 100 and the process is repeated by spraying a second flavoring solution (e.g., mango) through spray nozzle 108 in drum coater 100.
EXAMPLE
A 1 ,000 gram peppermint flavoring solution was prepared using ingredients, listed in TABLE 1. To prevent agglomeration, the ingredients were mixed under high-shear agitation and homogenized.
TABLE 1
Sucrose, sucralose, citric acid and sodium alginate were mixed thoroughly to form a pre- mixture. This pre-mixture was slowly added to heated water (6O0C (1400F)) under high-shear agitation using a high-shear mixture operated at 3,000 RPM. Next, the modified food starch and gum arabic were slowly added to the heated solution, which remained agitated under high shear. The temperature of the solution was increased to 820C (180°F). DATEM and peppermint oil were blended before addition to the heated water (82°C (1800F)) under high- shear agitation. Finally, the entire solution was processed by a homogenizer operated at 24 MPa (3,500 psi) (e.g., NIRO SOAVI Twin Panda 600) and quickly cooled to room temperature. This process produced an agglomeration-free flavoring solution. The viscosity of the peppermint solution at room temperature (240C (750F)) was determined to be about
375 centipoise, as measured on a BROOKFIELD DV-II digital viscometer (Spindle 4, 100 RPM).
Two hundred grams of oral pouch products were placed in a 1.3 liter capacity drum coater (e.g., VECTOR Corporation LDCS). Coating process conditions were as follows: drum rotation speed of 30 RPM, air flow rate of 40 CFM, air inlet temperature of 9O0C, and a spray nozzle pressure of 180 kPa (26 psi). The 100 gram peppermint flavoring solution was supplied to the spray nozzle using a peristaltic pump operating at 20 RPM, which produced a spray rate
of about 6.7 grams/minute. The process of spraying the peppermint flavoring solution on the tumbling oral pouch products was completed in about 15 minutes. This process produced peppermint flavored oral pouch products with an add-on weight coating of about 16 percent.
While the foregoing has been described in detail with reference to specific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made, and equivalents thereof employed, without departing from the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A method of coating flavorants on oral pouch products comprising: rotating a drum coater containing oral pouch products; and spraying a flavoring solution to coat the oral pouch products while the oral pouch products are tumbling in the rotating drum coater.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavoring solution does not wet the oral pouch products.
3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavoring solution contains water, a flavorant, an encapsulation agent and an adhesive agent.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the flavoring solution is atomized into droplets, the method further comprising: flowing heated air through the drum coater at a temperature sufficient to remove water from the droplets to form encapsulated flavorant particles before the droplets contact the oral pouch products, the encapsulation agent forming an encapsulation layer which envelopes the flavorant; and the adhesive agent forming an adhesive layer on the encapsulation layer and promotes adhesion of the droplets to the oral pouch products.
5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the flavoring agent is between about 1% by weight and about 10% by weight of the flavoring solution.
6. A method according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive agent is up to about 5% by weight of the flavoring solution.
7. A method according to claim 3, wherein the encapsulating agent is between about 15% by weight and about 55% by weight of the flavoring solution.
8. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising spraying a different flavoring solution to coat the same oral pouch products while the oral pouch products are tumbling in the rotating drum coater.
9. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the flavoring solution has a viscosity of between about 100 centipoise and about 1 ,200 centipoise at room temperature.
10. A method according to claim 3, wherein the flavoring solution is oil-based and includes an emulsifying agent, and the emulsifying agent is diacetyl tartrate ester of monoglyceride.
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